WEBVTT 8'S KATELYN SMITHCONTINUES OUR "STATE OFADDICTION" COVERAGE THROUGHTHE EYES OF SOMEONE WHO HASBEEN THROUGHIT.KATELYN: GOOD AFTERNOON>> GOOD AFTERNOON THIS, ISSTACY HOW MAY I HELP YOU?KATELYN: AREGISTERED NURSE, AWIFE, A MOTHER.AN ADDICT.>> BLOCKED PAIN.EMOTIONAL PAIN.>> STACY'S THIRD CHILDS WASPREMATURE.SHE WASN'T EVEN SURE HE'D MAKEIT.AFTER HER C-SECTION SHE SAYSHER DOCTOROVERPRESCRIBED HERPERCOSET, A COMBINATION OFACETAMINOPHEN AND OXY CODEDON'T.SHE WAS GIVEN AS MANYAS 60PILLS.>> INITIALLY STARTED OUTTAKING ONE OR TWO BUT MYTOLERANCE GREW.>> SHE THEN USED HERCONNECTIONS AS A NURSE TOSTART CALLING IN HER OWNPRESCRIPTIONS.>> I KNEW I COULD POSSIBLY BEARRESTED BUT COMPULSION TOUSE, THEOBSESSION ANDCOMPULSION TO USE IS SOSTRONG.>> SHE EVENTUALLY GOT CAUGHTAND SERVED SEVERAL YEARS INSTATE PRISON.NOLONGER A NURSE, NO LONGER AWIFE, AND NO LONGER A MOTHER.>> THE DIRECT RESULT OFMYADDICTION, I LOST MY MARRIAGE,I ABANDONED MY THREE CHILDREN.>> AND AFTERPRISON?HER SITUATION ONLY GOT WORSE.SHE WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHINGCHEAPER, MORE ACCESSIBLE ANDSOMETHING THAT WOULDN'T GETHER IN AS MUCH LEGAL TROUBLE.SHE SWITCHED FROMPRESCRIPTIONDRUGS TO HEROIN.>> IF I GET ARRESTED FORCALLING IN A PRESCRIPTIONTHAT'S A FELONY, IFYOU GETARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OFHEROIN THAT'S A MISS DIMMEANNOR.>> WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT HERBATTLE TO FIGHT THAT ADDICTIONLATER THIS WEEK.>> EARTH I WAS GOING TO DIE ORIWAS GOING REALLY MAKE ASTAND AND LIVE.AND ICHOSE TO LIVE.KIM: THIS IS ONLY THEBEGINNING OFOUR "STATE OFADDICTION" COVERAGE.